Longer Galactica Means Larger Story Arcs

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Season two and beyond...

By Paul Davidson

The impressive success of Battlestar Galactica might have caught series co-creator Ronald D. Moore by surprise, but having a full-length second season has given him room to explore the show's many story arcs in more detail. And with Galactica consistently tying or beating Stargate SG-1 as the Sci Fi Channel's most-watched television series, a third season seems likely.

"Well, we can't quite say that yet. One hopes," Moore said in an interview with Now Playing Magazine. "We're sort of looking into larger story arcs as to where the series is ultimately going, and we are talking about what season three would be. We've had preliminary discussions about conceptually what we want the third season to reflect and how we would approach it."

In the meantime, Moore has been taking key characters from the show, like Starbuck and Captain Adama, and developing them through their adversities and extraordinary circumstances.

"It was interesting taking somebody whose life was defined by that role &#Array; that [Starbuck is] a fighter pilot &#Array; and then to take that away from her and see what happens," said Moore in reference to Starbuck's injuries that left her off the pilot rotation for several episodes. "There was a definite decision, that we were going to live with our wounds, live with damage, that we were going to play the aftermath of what happens. You know, Adama was shot in the last episode of the [first] season and he [wasn't] back for a few episodes this year. And even when he is, he's a changed man. It has repercussions. He took a very heavy hit and it was touch and go. It changes who the man is. Not in the philosophical way, but in how he experiences life and how he will go through it. It shook him."

Season two comes to its midway point this Friday in the episode "Pegasus", in which the Galactica encounters another Battlestar – commanded by Admiral Cain, who assumes control of the entire fleet. The ending should be something of a cliffhanger, and it'll be left unresolved until the second season resumes in January.